Jimmie R. Hawkins

Building Belonging

Church Leadership & Ministry

“‘Churches have to reinvent themselves’ is a quote from Building Belonging . It is an apt description for the vision inside this book and a call for congregations throughout the nation to utilize their primary resource, the church building, to build the Beloved Community. In a wonderful act of storytelling, Cleghorn combines the need for affordable housing as being met by churches with more property than they need and the resurrection that is the result. With wisdom, vision, and a compassionate commitment to helping others, Cleghorn shares his personal story as it intersects with the call of Christ to home the houseless and care for those who are without the basic necessities of life. All in the name of the Christ who calls us to care and to act.”

From Pulpit to Public Square

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Voelz’s book From Pulpit to Public Square is an important contribution to redefining social justice advocacy as a witness to one’s faith. Clergy engaged in advocacy often have to publicly justify their actions to critical onlookers. He has provided a valuable resource to justify advocacy in the public square as he connects it to one’s faith by a theology of proclamation. His is a practical guide on standing for justice and understanding it as a component of Christian discipleship.”